Create an Outlook profile

A profile is a critical part of your Outlook experience. The profile consists of the accounts, data files, and settings that specify where your email messages are saved. To create a new profile, do the following:

Exit Outlook, and then do one of the following:

Choose Start > Control Panel > Mail.

or

Choose Start and in the Search programs and files box, type Control Panel, and then choose Mail.

or

Open the Control Panel, and in the Search box at the top of window, type Mail.

Note: There are different paths you can take to get to Mail settings in the Windows Control Panel. The path you take might depend on which Windows operating system you're using, and which version of Outlook is installed.

Choose Show Profiles > Add.

In the Profile Name box, type a name for the profile, and then choose OK.

You can add more (non-Exchange) mail accounts to your profile, like Gmail or Live.com. Or you can change options for your account’s data files. See Edit an Outlook profile to learn how.